Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-07

MVra ScrlDner takes the pOSlIlOn
of Belle Hartman, as assistant teach
er in the academy, the remainder of
the term.
The Academy school closes the
10th. There has been a good attend
ance and general satisfaction is ex-
pressed. The teachers have done
honor to the institution.
T. J. Newton, who lost his sight
in the army, draws a pension of So
month, prefers sight to a pension
and has lately had an operation per-
formed on his eyes by DR.. Fairman.
There was squirrel hunt the first
of last week at this place, and Jute
Dawson and Elmer Stratton were
the captains. The count was made
last Wednesday eve, and Jute came
in 1860 counts ahead.
Derby
Is the execution of law in Derby
farce?
Village Improvement Society made
S25 from their entertainment.
Matte Elder got fall recently and
fractured her arm.
Elisha Lane presents a new Web
ster's dictionary to the academy.
NJ. Z. quarterly conference at the
parsonage Saturday afternoon, Nov.
u, and quarterly services at the
church, beginning with love-feast on
Sunday forenoon.
| Glover.
Hannah Mcclellan has returned
from her visiting trip.
Wesley Aldrich has sold a portion
of his land to VIM. A. Merriam.
VIM. Merriam rents his Barton
farm to Mitchell Leonard of Canada
The Cong. people attended sacra-
mental services at West Glover yes
terday.
Many of our citizens are having
their chimneys capped with the Cool
ey caps.
We are sorry to chronicle the death
oil Mrs Clark, mother of Mrs. Frank
Clark, which occurred last week.
Hiram Clark, an aged resident of
this town, died quite suddenly Oct.
80. He has been out of health for
some time.
Aaron Sargent has finished work
on VIM. Merriam's farm and has
moved back into Mrs. Chamberlin' s
| house.
Mrs. Martin Abbott's sister, Mrs.
Morse, is visiting her.-Mrs. Eugenia
Squires is visiting friends and rela-
tives in town.
Owing to illness, Willie Mccain
was not here Friday evening, and
those who braved the elements to
heal him were much disappointed.
Mrs. Charlotte Abbott, who re-
sides in the village, celebrated her
98th birthday on Tuesday, receiving
from the people of the village a purse
of money as token of esteem. She
is smart and able to walk about the
town and attend church and PRAYER
meeting. Her sight is good, and
almost her only infirmity is deafness.
May she live to start in happily on
her second century. She has long
been a subscriber to the MONITOR, and
is perhaps the oldest subscriber to this
paper.
Produce that r. S. Mason of
| Glover raised on IA rods of ground
is as follows: 105 bushels potatoes,
81 bushels carrots, 80 bushels tur-
nips, 81 bushels onions, 4 bushels
strawberries, ) bushels beets, l bush
ell beans, y quarts pears, 100 head
cabbage and all the green peas,
sweet corn, beans, cucumbers, squash.
pumpkins and melons for family use.
Mr.. Mason who is about Is years of
age did nearly all the work besides do
ing large amount of other work
this season.
HOlland-
James Boothman has bought the
Moulton mill and will convert it into
shingle-making.
The creamery has closed opera
tions, the result of the years work
not arrived at, the butter is not all
sold.
Herbert Pinney has gone to New
York to work this winter ALFRED
Davis and Elmer Pinney talk of go
ing to California.
T. f. Ewins has sold his farm to
J. C. Robinson for 81, $50, reserving
about forty acres, eight of which E.
Moon purchases for S12O.
Ira~hlIr&h.
Taplin & Rowell have their lumber
job well begun.
Morris j. Bailey has hired new
clerk from Newport Center.
Albert Post has sold ten acres of
land to Charles Fisher for $500.
The band give promenade con-
cert at court house hall Nov. 10th.
Geo. X. Hill is going to take the
lumber off from 100 acres of land this
winter.
E. F. Wiley has eighty-nine tur-
KEYS, which he raised this year. Now
is the time to speak for one for